Emmerson

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Emmerson

  • /ˈɛmə.sən/ UK
  • /ˈɛmɚ.sən/ US

Where it comes from

From Emery + -son.

proper noun Emerson

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. The country's former dictator, Robert Mugabe, called her "a golden girl," while the man who deposed him in a coup -- Emmerson "the Crocodile" Mnangagwa – appointed her his minister of sports.

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"Emmerson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emmerson. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Emmerson. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emmerson

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"Emmerson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emmerson.

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@misc{emmerson_2026,
  title = {Emmerson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emmerson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}